First execution since end of moratorium set
RICHMOND (AP) — A man scheduled to be executed Tuesday for killing a Brunswick County convenience-store owner would be the first person put to death in the state since Gov. Timothy M. Kaine lifted a...
View ArticleApple's $1B patent verdict could corner market
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — It was the $1 billion question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.'s victory in an epic patent dispute over its fiercest rival mean for the U.S. smartphone industry?Analysts from...
View ArticleApple's $1B patent verdict could corner market
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (AP) - It was the $1 billion question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.'s victory in an epic patent dispute over its fiercest rival mean for the U.S. smartphone industry?Analysts from...
View ArticleApple's $1B patent verdict could corner market
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (AP) - It was the $1 billion question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.'s victory in an epic patent dispute over its fiercest rival mean for the U.S. smartphone industry?Analysts from...
View ArticleAmerican Scene: CDC says U.S. on track for deadliest West Nile year
Health officials say they're convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit America's shores in 1999.Officials on Wednesday said 1,405...
View ArticleHobby Lobby sues over morning-after pill coverage
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Christian-oriented Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a mandate in the nation's health care overhaul law that requires employers to provide...
View ArticleSCHEIDLER: Religious freedom attacks threatens every American
Despite 10 months of controversy -- including a public clash between the White House and the U.S. Catholic bishops, countless rallies and protests across the country and the filing of dozens of federal...
View ArticleCompany can’t skip health mandate
A federal appellate court refused to permit Hobby Lobby stores to sidestep a federal mandate to provide employees with free contraception as part of its health-insurance plan beginning in January.The...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder in N.Y. subway shove death
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform into the path of a train because she has hated Muslims since Sept. 11 and thought he was one was charged...
View ArticlePsychiatric test ordered for suspect in NYC subway death
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman suspected in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New Yorksubway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.Erika Menendez, 31, was arraigned...
View ArticleHICKS: Stand with Hobby Lobby for religious liberty
ANALYSIS/OPINION:I bought a picture frame on Saturday.It's just a simple, black, 5-by-7-inch frame with a plain white mat, suitable for the black and white photo my daughter took on Christmas Eve of...
View ArticleBoston Marathon veteran's clear photos aided FBI efforts to capture terror...
Bob Leonard and his family were Boston Marathon veterans and he preferred a spot not too far from the finish line to photograph runners as they concluded their 26.2-mile run. The area was less...
View ArticleHobby Lobby under fire due to absence of Hanukkah products
Hobby Lobby, a Christian-owned arts and crafts company with a chain of retail stores, has been under fire recently for its absence of Hanukkah and other Jewish holiday products.The controversy began...
View ArticleSocial issues appear on new Supreme Court docket
The United States Supreme Court won’t be slowing down in its next term, even after a series of historic decisions in its last round of cases.The new term, which started Monday, will feature several...
View ArticleFamily Matters: Making personal finance fun
SALT LAKE CITY — John McCool, director of media relations at TIAA-CREF financial services organization, flew in from New York and is excited about the financial planning event they are sponsoring."It's...
View ArticleSupreme Court to decide whether to tackle religious liberty, contraception...
U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce this week that it will take on a case that pits claims of religious freedom against the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate.The justices could decline...
View ArticleSupreme Court to decide Obamacare birth control mandate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up another showdown over President Obama's health care law, agreeing to decide whether the government may force for-profit companies to insure birth control as part of...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear 2 cases involving Obamacare contraception mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on the Affordable Care Act again, this time deciding whether the controversial law violates the religious freedom rights of for-profit businesses that don't want to...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Will the Supreme Court rescue Hobby Lobby?
Novelist Robert Heinlein once observed that the worst form of tyranny was forcing someone to pay for what he doesn't want "merely because you think it would be good for him." This is why so many are up...
View ArticleKansas files brief supporting Hobby Lobby
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is supporting Hobby Lobby in its fight to challenge the Affordable Care Act's requirement that employers cover emergency contraceptives. The Wichita Eagle reports...
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